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There is a membrane covering the lungs, ...

There is a membrane covering the lungs, called

A

peritonium

B

Pleura

C

pericadium

D

Duramater

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B
each lung is enclosed in two membraners called pleurae. The outer covering is adhered to chest wall and diaphtagm and is called parietal pleura. The inner covering membrane , which closely covers the lung , is called visceral pleura.'
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